Hilarious song: Bieber, Beatles, Slipknot, Rebecca Black, all stealing same notes

By: Will Goodman
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(CBS) - Hank Green of the "vlogbrothers" has put out an interesting musical sketch that shows what he calls the "ice cream chord progression." In short, a progression of notes that underpins a gazillion pop songs from the 1950s right up until "Friday."

In four simple chords, Green shows us that Justin Bieber and Slipknot aren't too different from one another or just about any popular music artist for the past few decades. Unless, of course, you're a Justin Bieber or Slipknot fan... in which case, they are each a beautiful and unique snowflake.

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by smcgaff222 April 9, 2011 3:09 PM EDT: HANK!!!!!!!!!! love this video
Vlogbrothers FTW
DFTBA; Reply to this comment


by jakeinthewoods April 2, 2011 8:32 PM EDT: I love Rock& Roll. I don't think its in anyway fair to compare the Beatles or Buddy Holly. To justin beber the Beatles music no matter how simple will last as long as people have ears. Will people be listening to beber or the black eye peas. Ten years from now? Is there ever going to be classical rap. ? How this ..."music" ever. Was made in the first.place is still a wonder to me as Criss Rock said all rap is mary had a little. Lamb. Faster. Or slower than your. Use to hearing it with some swear words. Long live rock; Reply to this comment


by RedWings_ninety_one April 2, 2011 11:43 AM EDT: Funny, the Beatles are the only halfway decent band in that entire list. They are good (the Beatles) but not my kind of music...; Reply to this comment

by Pargon01 April 2, 2011 2:00 AM EDT

Good observation. Though I have to say the timing seems a little coincidental, considering that about a week ago, a Youtube video came out that was a mash-up of... Baby by Bieber, and Psychosocial by Slipknot.

It was featured prominently on reddit. Seems apropos to give credit where credit is due.

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by smcgaff222 April 9, 2011 3:12 PM EDT: Ummmm, pretty sure he said he didnt find it on reddit


by billpl-2009 March 31, 2011 10:28 PM EDT: it's called "the blues progression"

90% of all rock-n-roll songs are based on it; Reply to this comment


by the_zohar March 31, 2011 7:36 PM EDT: DFTBA CBS news! I knew about this type of stuff before(saw the Axis of Awesome 4 chords song) but still loving that the Vlogbrothers(or at least one of them) are getting onto big news names!; Reply to this comment


by TheSHJ March 31, 2011 5:18 PM EDT: I would like to point out that those aren't actually the chords used in Psychosocial by Slipknot, you could play any chords under those vocals and it would sound fine as the vocals lack a pitch.; Reply to this comment


by rwsmith29456 March 31, 2011 4:25 PM EDT: C Am F G has been used for dozens of songs. What this guy knows has been known for years. Sketches like this have been done before, too, in fact I made one up myself about 40 years ago. Fortunately there is more to music than just chord progression. Rhythm, melody, harmony; Reply to this comment


by Henri_Rochard March 31, 2011 3:55 PM EDT: You can't copyright a chord progression.

Otherwise, there would have been exactly ONE 12-bar blues progression song.

I did enjoy the video, though.; Reply to this comment